This Girlfriends Day, I am raising a toast to the girls who make life softer. Who feel like answered prayers. This one is for them. The ones who stay on a voice note for 17 minutes because they “don’t want to leave anything out.” The ones who doesn’t knock—just walks in with ice cream and gist and says, “Start from the top. I’m listening.”

The ones who calls you after your pitch and screams, “You killed it, I’m so proud of you!” The ones who always sharing your business post, resharing your reel, hyping your skills louder than you ever could. The ones who show up with snacks/food and gist when your heart is aching. The ones who don’t say “I told you so” even though they definitely told you so.

The ones who pray for you like your name is their assignment. The ones who scream “Send his handle!” when someone breaks your heart but also remind you to stay soft. The ones who sat with you through heartbreak, through transitions, through becoming. The ones who calls at midnight just to say, “God told me to check on you.”

The ones who remembers the little things—your mum’s test results, your big meeting, the day you almost gave up. The ones who sends job openings and grant links like it’s her full-time job. The ones who says, “Your name came up and I pitched you. Hope that’s okay.” The ones who reminds you, “You’re not just talented. You’re called.”

The ones who have seen you in your ugliest tears and never flinched. The ones who helped you draft that risky message. The ones who dragged you to the salon when your edges were screaming for help. The ones who sends money. Just a quiet alert and a message: “Check your account, love. You have been on my heart.”

Real girlfriends? They believe in your dream when you are doubting it. They help you rehearse your speech. They read your newsletter. They pray for your clients to find you. They say things like “Your name is on rooms you have not entered yet.” And they mean it. They cover you, not compete. They clap the loudest when you win. They see your becoming and still love you mid-process. They correct you with love. They celebrate you like your win is theirs.

This is for the ones who celebrate your soft days and your savage wins. The ones who fix your crown privately. Who post your wins publicly. Who fast with you for clarity. Who buy from you when no one else is looking. Who clap when it's small. Who stay when it’s hard. Who remind you that success doesn’t have to be lonely.

If you have got even one woman like this in your corner, hold her close. Celebrate her today. Tag her. Call her. Send her that old picture. Take her out. Because good girlfriends are proof that God never wanted us to do life alone.

So today, on Girlfriends Day, I honour the girls who are more than friends. They are safe spaces. Mirrors. Destiny midwives. Purpose pushers. Career plug-ins. Sisters by spirit. Family by choice. To the girls who carry grace in their presence, laughter in their voice notes, and healing in their hugs. The ones who love you in bold, ordinary, everyday ways.

Happy Girlfriends Day. May we always find them. May we never lose them. May we always be them. Send her this post. Let her know: "You have been my answered prayer."